Shanghai. November 30. INTERFAX-CHINA - The first training center for
Internet cafe managers and employees in China opened yesterday in
Beijing, according to the Association of Beijing Internet Access Service
Business Sites.
The training center is administered by the ABIASBS and hosted by a trade
school, Kuan Yu Qi Hang. It was set up one month ago but only began
accepting training applications yesterday.
"We offer four sets of courses, aimed respectively at Internet cafe
waitresses, cashiers, technical support and managers. Training for an
Internet cafe waitress lasts ten days and costs RMB 700 ($87.5) while
training for Internet cafe managers can be customized and the price will
differ according to requirements," said Gao Kai, the general manager of
Kuan Yu Qi Hang.
Though the training is not compulsory, Gao said he believes it will be
profitable and that a lot of cafes will send their employees to the
center.
"We did market research which suggested 85 percent of respondents
engaged in the Internet cafe industry were hungry for professional
training services," said Gao. "There are about 1,200 Internet cafes in
Beijing, and many of them have difficulty in hiring qualified and
professionally trained people for their business. They lack efficient
channels to recruit people."
At the opening ceremony of the center, an official with the Beijing
Municipal Bureau of Culture said the government would provide strong
support for the new training service.